Today is tax day in Iowa. If you owe money to the state, today's the day to pay up. But don't expect to see your refund in the mail..if you owe any unpaid fines to the city. Cynthia Fodor has this follow-up to a story we first told you about last night.. Cynthia. A lot of people are upset their tax refunds are being withheld ...but you may be surprised to see just how much is owed the city in outstanding parking tickets and fees! Roger Gustafson is irrate the state is withholding his income tax refund. He says he owes about 800 dollars in speeding tickets caught on a traffic camera. "11:13 IS THERE A REASON YOU DIDN'T PAY THE CITATION?..THEY'LL HAVE TO GET IT OUT OF MY COLD DEAD HAND.13;07 I'M FOR POLICE OFFICERS DOING THEIR JOB...I DON'T WANT A ROBOT OR CAMERA DOING IT..." Gustafson says it's his personal protest to not pay, so the city is deducting the money from his state refund. "10;08 I THINK THE CITY SHOULD NOT INVOLVE ITSELF IN OUR STATE TAXES." The state is now cross referencing names on tax refunds to see who owes what. We've learned the city of Des Moines is owed more than16 million dollars. The biggest debt--ambulance fees. Look at how they add up. More than 15 million dollars unpaid on calls for an ambulance. Drivers have not paid nearly a million dollars in speed camera citations. 32 thousand in neighborhood inspection fines and 404 thousand dollars in overdue parking tickets. The Mayor says it's Money the city needs. "19;10 WE HAVE ONGOING DEBT, EXPENSES, ESPECIALLY IN THE POLICE DEPT. 19;35 WE HOPE EVERYBODY PAYS THEIR FINES OR OBEYS THE LAWS. " While some say the city should take a different course of action to collect ".5;00 TAKE YOUR DRIVER'S LICENSE OR ASSESS YOU PENALTIES OR YOU HAVE TO PAY INTEREST..OTHER WAYS THAN WITHHOLDING PEOPLE'S FUNDS. " Many taxpayers say people need to take responsibilty for their actions and if they do the crime, pay the fine. "2;12 IT'S a lot OF MONEY, I WANT THAT IN THE COFFERS OF MY CITY TO IMPROVE PARKS AND ROADS...2;28 I'M ALL FOR IT. PAY YOUR BILLS." Some like the first gentleman told me they would pay speeding tickets given by a police officer, but not the speed cams. I ran into several people today who said they didn't even know they owed on parking tickets until now City finance director says the city has collected about 450 thousand dollars so far. . Kevin

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